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Recent Examples of enlisted
Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
At the end of May, two eight-story housing blocks opened for enlisted personnel without families, with room for more than 300 residents in each tower.
—Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Numbers for the Navy Reserve were just as bad — the service missed its enlisted and officer targets by 35 and 40 percent, respectively.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
Prior to Congress, Walz was a high school teacher and football coach and served in the Army National Guard, reaching the rank of command sergeant major, one of the highest ranks an enlisted member can attain.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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In the military, officers and senior enlisted men often serve above their permanent rank.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
At the end of May, two eight-story housing blocks opened for enlisted personnel without families, with room for more than 300 residents in each tower.
—Mike Valerio, CNN, 2 Sep. 2024
Numbers for the Navy Reserve were just as bad — the service missed its enlisted and officer targets by 35 and 40 percent, respectively.
—Gil Barndollar, Vox, 1 Sep. 2024
Prior to Congress, Walz was a high school teacher and football coach and served in the Army National Guard, reaching the rank of command sergeant major, one of the highest ranks an enlisted member can attain.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enlisted
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Hamas, which has fought Israeli troops for more than a year in its Gaza stronghold since attacking communities in southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023, said sending tanks showed the threats faced by Israeli troops from militant fighters in the camps.—
Raneen Sawafta and James Mackenzie,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hezbollah has been left badly depleted by Israeli attacks and the mass event was intended as a show of strength for the militant and political group.—
CNN Staff,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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In Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, and the Blue Nile region, food scarcity is being weaponized—as both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group, are accused of using starvation tactics against civilians.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Sudanese Army has been locked in a deadly battle with the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group, since April of 2023.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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Whether he gets inducted or not, Yankovic has a busy 2025 ahead of him.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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In a new interview with Vulture, Rock Hall chairman John Sykes opened up about why a few artists who've been in the game for quite some time haven't been inducted just yet, including Yankovic.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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In the food industry, detailed market transaction data is employed to inform suppliers what to sell, stock and distribute.—
Virgil Bretz,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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Sunshine Rides, the taxi company where Egan was employed, has suspended him and pledged to assist law enforcement, condemning the incident as unacceptable and harmful.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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Freyja, however, is a more warlike goddess, and even has a part in selecting warriors for her hall in the afterlife.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Some characters die violently in a warlike atmosphere, and the remaining ones struggle with their losses.—
Common Sense Media,
Washington Post,
12 July 2024
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Mom immediately enrolled us in gun safety classes – can't imagine why!—
James F. Hales Remembering Rogers,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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While raising a family, Grimes enrolled at the University of Central Missouri.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
25 Dec. 2024
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McCarthy was hired two days later.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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He was hired after Dodgers executive Lon Rosen saw an episode of the family’s reality television series, For Peete’s Sake, which focused on helping RJ land a job.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Henderson was a series regular on TruTV’s Tacoma FD for 4 seasons.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Instead, it will be used during the regular season in the minor leagues for another year as league officials tweak and evaluate the still-new tech.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Enlisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enlisted. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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